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Rain will clear away just in time for the weekend

A rather strong cold front will sweep
through late Friday. It should produce a period of steadier rain in
the late afternoon and evening with a few tenths of an inch possible.
It may mix with a bit of sleet or snow before ending toward
midnight. After having mild highs in the 50s Friday, it will be a
shock later Friday night behind the cold front. Temperatures will
tumble to the mid to upper 20s by daybreak Saturday. Winds will
become northwest 10-15 mph for Friday night.

High pressure and dry air pushing in
will bring plenty of sunshine Saturday. It will be a touch on the
cool side with highs in the upper 40s. Brisk northwest winds of
10-15 mph should taper down to 5 mph later in the afternoon.
Saturday night will be clear and frosty with lows around the mid 20s.
Sunday looks great with lots of sunshine and highs in the mid 50s.

A weak front will move through later
Sunday night into Monday morning and may generate a few scattered
rain showers. The rest of Monday will be variably cloudy and mild
with highs in the upper 50s.

Tuesday should be even warmer as mild
air flows in ahead of a strong cold front. Highs should reach the
low 60s. If we would happen to get a few hours of sunshine, it might
even make it higher than that. We'll see. In any case there is a
good chance of showers and thunderstorms late Tuesday afternoon and
night as that stronger cold front pushes through.

Wednesday looks partly sunny, breezy,
and cooler with highs around 49 degrees. Right now the weather
appears to stay quiet for next Thursday and Friday with some sunshine
and highs in the upper 40s Thursday and lower 50s Friday.

There are signs that the pattern will
turn a bit active again for the weekend of April 11th and
12th with possible showers. Stay tuned!

1955 - Record snows fell
in north central Wyoming and south central Montana. Billings MT
received a storm total of 42.3 inches, and on the 4th reported a
record snow depth of 35 inches. Sheridan WY established a 24 hour
snowfall record of 26.7 inches. (2nd-4th) (The Weather Channel)

1974 - A "Super-Outbreak" of tornadoes ravaged the
Midwest and the eastern U.S. Severe weather erupted early in the
afternoon and continued through the next day. Severe thunderstorms
spawned 148 tornadoes from Alabama to Michigan, most of which
occurred between 1 PM (CST) on the 3rd and 1 AM on the 4th. The
tornadoes killed 315 persons, injured 5300 others, and caused 600
million dollars damage. Alabama, Kentucky and Ohio were especially
hard hit in the tornado outbreak. One tornado destroyed half of the
town of Xenia OH killing 34 persons. Another tornado, near the town
of Stamping Ground KY, produced a path of destruction a record five
miles in width. A tornado raced through Guin AL at a speed of 75 mph.
Two powerful tornadoes roared across northern Alabama during the
early evening hours, killing fifty persons and injuring 500 others.
Some rescue vehicles responding to the first tornado were

Tony Schumacher

Lead Evening Meteorologist at WAOW-TV and Chief Meteorologist / Owner of Great Lakes Weather Service, LLC. A Wisconsin native with over 25 years experience in weather forecasting and broadcast.